Libohunden
Member
Okay guys. I had some issues last night with my new auber as you may have read in the previous posting. I have slept on it and did a little more reading (not that it has helped much).
First, I think the main problem that everyone seems to have when they get their Auber's is that the instructions are difficult to understand. It would be nice if they were more clear. I'm still a little confused. Maybe a clear cut video on youtube would a good idea.
Anyway, back to the issue at hand.
Yesterday, I autotuned my WSD-1500GPH for my Model 3. I used a large paver type brick that is roughly 10x18" as a heat sink. I purchased both cabinet sensors so that I could use the auber until I had time to install the wall probe. I programed it as recommended in the Smokin-It Autotune instructions on this forum.
CO1 140 EO1 T TO1 .5
CO2 225 EO2 T TO2 2
CO3 140 EO3 T TO3 1
CO4 0 EO4 T TO4 0
CO5 0 E05 T TO5 0
CO6 0 E06 T TO6 0
When it ended (and I did not stick around to watch it), I got P = 84, I = 617, D = 404.
I had the sensor towards the rear left of the cabinet, at least 2 inches from any wall, as I have always placed my Maverick in this same location.
After AutoTuning, I shut the Auber off, opened the door, removed the paver and let it cool down for about an hour and a half. I then added wood and put in my seafood rack under the top rack (which still had the cabinet sensor still in the same exact place), put the food probe into a 3lb fillet of Salmon, and proceeded to program the Auber.
I programmed it as:
CO1 140 EO1 T T01 1.5
C02 150 EO2 F F02 145
CO3 0 E03 T T03 0
zeros on all other steps
I checked the operation after about an hour and found the cabinet temp was right at 141F, which is what I figured. However, there was no smoke at all. I noticed the smokin-it element light was coming on for about 1 second and then shutting off for about 1 second (read blinking slowly). I waited another 30 min and there was no smoke still. I was just under 1.5 hours but got ancy and decided to change the program. So, I shut off the unit and turned it back on and changed CO1 to 150F. Still nothing. After 15 min or so, I raised it to 185F. Still nothing after another 20 min.
The entire time the Auber was connected, the smokin-it element light blinked slowly the entire time. So, I assumed the element was not getting hot enough to get the wood blocks to smoke.
Frustrated and hungry, I finally unplugged the smoker from the auber (kept the auber plugged in to see temps), and plugged in the smoker directly to the electrical socket and ran it as normal. I cranked it to 150F and she began to smoke like a chimney. I finally cranked it up to 190 to get my food done in a reasonable amount of time but we still ended up eating very late.
What the heck did I do wrong? What do I need to do to get this thing to work?
Thank you all in advance for any help you can give me!
First, I think the main problem that everyone seems to have when they get their Auber's is that the instructions are difficult to understand. It would be nice if they were more clear. I'm still a little confused. Maybe a clear cut video on youtube would a good idea.
Anyway, back to the issue at hand.
Yesterday, I autotuned my WSD-1500GPH for my Model 3. I used a large paver type brick that is roughly 10x18" as a heat sink. I purchased both cabinet sensors so that I could use the auber until I had time to install the wall probe. I programed it as recommended in the Smokin-It Autotune instructions on this forum.
CO1 140 EO1 T TO1 .5
CO2 225 EO2 T TO2 2
CO3 140 EO3 T TO3 1
CO4 0 EO4 T TO4 0
CO5 0 E05 T TO5 0
CO6 0 E06 T TO6 0
When it ended (and I did not stick around to watch it), I got P = 84, I = 617, D = 404.
I had the sensor towards the rear left of the cabinet, at least 2 inches from any wall, as I have always placed my Maverick in this same location.
After AutoTuning, I shut the Auber off, opened the door, removed the paver and let it cool down for about an hour and a half. I then added wood and put in my seafood rack under the top rack (which still had the cabinet sensor still in the same exact place), put the food probe into a 3lb fillet of Salmon, and proceeded to program the Auber.
I programmed it as:
CO1 140 EO1 T T01 1.5
C02 150 EO2 F F02 145
CO3 0 E03 T T03 0
zeros on all other steps
I checked the operation after about an hour and found the cabinet temp was right at 141F, which is what I figured. However, there was no smoke at all. I noticed the smokin-it element light was coming on for about 1 second and then shutting off for about 1 second (read blinking slowly). I waited another 30 min and there was no smoke still. I was just under 1.5 hours but got ancy and decided to change the program. So, I shut off the unit and turned it back on and changed CO1 to 150F. Still nothing. After 15 min or so, I raised it to 185F. Still nothing after another 20 min.
The entire time the Auber was connected, the smokin-it element light blinked slowly the entire time. So, I assumed the element was not getting hot enough to get the wood blocks to smoke.
Frustrated and hungry, I finally unplugged the smoker from the auber (kept the auber plugged in to see temps), and plugged in the smoker directly to the electrical socket and ran it as normal. I cranked it to 150F and she began to smoke like a chimney. I finally cranked it up to 190 to get my food done in a reasonable amount of time but we still ended up eating very late.
What the heck did I do wrong? What do I need to do to get this thing to work?
Thank you all in advance for any help you can give me!